महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-2

तस्मिन्नाक्रुश्यति द्रोणे महर्षितनये तदा ।
नीचात्मना नृशंसेन क्षुद्रेण गुरुघातिना ॥२॥

2. tasminnākruśyati droṇe maharṣitanaye tadā ,
nīcātmanā nṛśaṁsena kṣudreṇa gurughātinā.

2. tasmin ākruśyati droṇe maharṣitanaye tadā
nīcātmanā nṛśaṃsena kṣudreṇa gurughātinā

2. tadā tasmin maharṣitanaye droṇe nīcātmanā
nṛśaṃsena kṣudreṇa gurughātinā ākruśyati

2. At that time, when Droṇa, the son of the great sage, was being reviled by that vile-minded, cruel, contemptible, and guru-slaying person.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, then, when that one

• आक्रुश्यति (ākruśyati) - being reviled (used in a locative absolute construction with passive sense) (while reviling, being reviled)

• द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Droṇa, concerning Droṇa

• महर्षितनये (maharṣitanaye) - referring to Droṇa, who was the son of the sage Bharadvāja (in the son of the great sage)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नीचात्मना (nīcātmanā) - referring to the person reviling Droṇa (by the vile-minded one, by the low-souled one)

• नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel one, by the wicked one

• क्षुद्रेण (kṣudreṇa) - by the contemptible one, by the mean one

• गुरुघातिना (gurughātinā) - referring to the person reviling Droṇa (by the teacher-killer, by the slayer of the teacher)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, then, when that one

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

आक्रुश्यति (ākruśyati) - being reviled (used in a locative absolute construction with passive sense) (while reviling, being reviled)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākruśyat

ākruśyat - reviling, crying out against

Present Active Participle

From root kruś with prefix ā (to cry out, insult)

Prefix: ā

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute, implying 'while Droṇa was being reviled'.

द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Droṇa, concerning Droṇa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (proper name, the teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

महर्षितनये (maharṣitanaye) - referring to Droṇa, who was the son of the sage Bharadvāja (in the son of the great sage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maharṣitanaya

maharṣitanaya - son of a great sage

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (maharṣi+tanaya)

• maharṣi – great sage
  noun (masculine)
• tanaya – son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'droṇe', part of a locative absolute construction

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नीचात्मना (nīcātmanā) - referring to the person reviling Droṇa (by the vile-minded one, by the low-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nīcātman

nīcātman - low-minded, mean-spirited, vile person

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nīca+ātman)

• nīca – low, base, vile, mean
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, mind (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel one, by the wicked one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, atrocious, malicious

क्षुद्रेण (kṣudreṇa) - by the contemptible one, by the mean one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, trivial, mean, base, contemptible

गुरुघातिना (gurughātinā) - referring to the person reviling Droṇa (by the teacher-killer, by the slayer of the teacher)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gurughātin

gurughātin - one who slays a teacher

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guru+ghātin)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected one (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – killer, slayer, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)